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Weapon of Choice (band)

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Genres
  
Nutmeg

Website
  
www.weaponofchoice.net

Genre
  
Rock

Members
  
Lonnie Marshall

Years active
  
1992-present

Active from
  
1992

Record label
  
Loosegroove Records

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Labels
  
Loosegroove, Nuttsactor 5, Funk To The Max, Ter a Terre

Associated acts
  
Marshall Law, Fishbone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Trulio Disgracias, Macy Gray, Spearhead

Past members
  
Keefus Ciancia Finn Hammer Tom-bone Ralls Scott Garrett Audra Cunningham Jellybean Derek "D-Rek" Pierce Mark Cross Gabby Lang Mary Harris Arik Marshall James Gray Zack Najors Trevor Lawrence Todd Simon Tracy Wannomae

Albums
  
Highperspice, Nutmeg Sez: Bozo the Town, Illoominutty, Nutmeg Phantasy, Reallyrelevant, Timeless, The Rebellion - EP

Similar
  
Macy Gray, Arik Marshall, George Clinton, John Norwood Fisher, Stone Gossard

Weapon of Choice is a band from Los Angeles fronted by bass player Lonnie Marshall. They play a mixture of rock, alternative, funk, hip hop, jazz and reggae called Nutmeg, a term created by Marshall. Others refer to their music as P-Funk style music.

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The band was created after the breakup of Marshalls previous band, Marshall Law (which included his brother Arik Marshall, short term member of Red Hot Chili Peppers). The band signed with Stone Gossard's record label Loosegroove after he saw a video for Marshall Law's Uppity Yuppity. The band went to Seattle and recorded their first album Nut-Meg Sez "Bozo the Town" which was released in 1994. They released two more albums with Loosegroove, Highperspice in 1996 and Nutmeg Phantasy in 1998. The later record was compilation released as benefit album for musical instruments in schools. When Loosegrove folded Weapon of Choice were left without a record company.

In 2002 they released Illoominutty (recorded in 1997) on Fishbone's independent label Nuttsactor 5. In 2004 Funk To The Max and Ter a Terre put out another compilation album Color Me Funky. Uno.

Members

  • Lonnie "Meganut" Marshall (bass/lead vocals)
  • Spankie (vocals, bellydance/hiptonite)
  • Marc Rey (guitar)
  • Lamont Sydnor (drums)
  • Elizabeth Lea (trombone, vocals)
  • John Kirby (keys, talkbox)
  • Discography

    Albums

  • Nut-Meg Sez "Bozo the Town" (1994) Loosegroove / Sony
  • Highperspice (1996) Loosegroove / Sony 550
  • Nutmeg Phantasy (1998) Loosegroove, Compil.
  • Illoominutty (2001) Nuttsactor 5
  • Color Me Funky (2003) Funk To The Max, Ter a Terre, Compil. and 3 new tracks
  • Meganut's WOC Party (2013)
  • rEAllyRelEVANt (2013)
  • tiMelESs (2013)
  • DVD

  • Uncut Nut: 1992-2006 - The Definitive DVD Collection
  • Songs

    Nutty Nut-Meg PhantasyNutmeg Sez: Bozo the Town · 1994
    Count MackuluvHighperspice · 1996
    I Like Your BodyHighperspice · 1996

    References

    Weapon of Choice (band) Wikipedia